In response to recent suggestions mentioning it:
> If you need plausible deniability, you must not use VeraCrypt to encrypt any part of (or create encrypted containers on) a device (or file system) that utilizes a wear-leveling mechanism.
https://veracrypt.io/en/Wear-Leveling.html
The decoy profile concept many have suggested for years is far more flawed than this. It wouldn't hide the presence of other profiles and would be trivially identified. Basic forensic software on a laptop would identify it without exploits. It would also make exploits far easier.
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